Why a National Road Show?

Designed as a collaborate effort between Legal Momentum and our colleagues at Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS) and Center for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE), we will present a program at select college venues. The program will expose how the federal government uses abstinence-only funding to fuel programs full of misinformation, sexist stereotypes, and extreme right-wing ideology that aim to roll back sexual and reproductive rights. We will highlight the attack on women’s rights and sexuality both in the US and as exported via conditions on US funding, with particular attention given to the human rights implications of abstinence-only policies.

The roadshows will be public, on-campus events presented in partnership with sponsoring university groups. We will encourage and support the students’ groups efforts to pursue their own local and gross-roots follow-up activities to oppose abstinence-only programs and other related restrictions on reproductive rights (such as researching their local sexuality education policies, becoming involved in efforts to require truth in education, exposing crisis pregnancy centers that target local women and other initiatives).

Click to learn more about our groundbreaking report - Sex, Lies, and Stereotypes: How Abstinence-Only Programs Harm Women and Girls.

ORGANIZATIONS
Legal Momentum
Founded in 1970 as the NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund, Legal Momentum is the nation's oldest legal advocacy organization dedicated to advancing the rights of women and girls. Legal Momentum is a leader in establishing litigation and public policy strategies to secure equality and justice for women. Its groundbreaking work on behalf of women and girls is currently focused on freedom from violence against women, equal work and equal pay, the health of women and girls, strong families, and strong communities.
http://www.legalmomentum.org

Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS)
SIECUS advocates for the right of all people to accurate information, comprehensive education about sexuality, and sexual health services.
http://www.siecus.org/

Center for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE)
CHANGE works to ensure that U.S. international policies and programs promote sexual and reproductive health and rights through effective, evidence-based approaches to prevention and treatment of critical reproductive and sexual health concerns, and through increased funding for vital programs.
http://www.genderhealth.org/

CONTACT US
For questions, comments, or concerns, please contact:sfr@legalmomentum.org